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To return the division to three regiments, the 119th Infantry Regiment was reconstituted in the North Carolina National Guard on 24 August 1942, activated on 7 September 1942 at Fort Jackson, and assigned to the 30th Infantry Division. The 119th Infantry would fight with the 30th Division in Europe in 1944–1945 in the Normandy, Northern ...
The 30th Infantry Division, involved in 282 days of intense combat over a period from June 1944 through April 1945, was regarded by a team of historians led by S.L.A. Marshall as the American infantry division that had "performed the most efficient and consistent battle services" in the European Theater of Operations (ETO). [2]
Background: The shoulder sleeve insignia was originally approved on 23 October 1918 for the 30th Division. It was redesignated for the 30th Infantry Brigade on 20 February 1974. The insignia was redesignated effective 1 September 2004, with description updated, for the 30th Brigade Combat Team, North Carolina Army National Guard. [28]
10th Infantry Division. June 1948 - June 1958 ... 30th Infantry Division "Old Hickory" Division. 31st Infantry Division ... 119th Infantry Division.
The 117th Infantry Regiment as part of the 30th Division returned to Fort Jackson on 29 November 1941, where the 30th Division was redesigned as the 30th Infantry Division. [2] After the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor , the term of service of the regiment, along with the rest of the National Guard soldiers inducted in 1940-1941, was extended ...
William Kelly Harrison Jr. (September 7, 1895 – May 25, 1987) was a highly decorated officer in the United States Army with the rank of Lieutenant General.A graduate of the United States Military Academy, he rose through the ranks to brigadier general during World War II and distinguished himself in combat several times, while serving as the assistant division commander of the 30th Infantry ...
1st Battalion, 69th Infantry (1996–present) – Reorganized from 1st Battalion, 69th Air Defense Artillery, part of the 42nd Infantry Division; 2nd Battalion, 69th Infantry (1963–1975) – Part of the 42nd Infantry Division; 71st Infantry (New York Army National Guard) 1st Battle Group, 71st Infantry (1959–1963)
Armor: 70th Tank Battalion, 801st Tank Destroyer Battalion 9th Infantry "Old Reliables" Division Major General Manton S. Eddy Infantry: 39th, 47th, 60th Infantry Regiments Artillery–105 mm: 26th, 60th, 84th Field Artillery Battalions Artillery–155 mm: 34th Field Artillery Battalion Armor: 746th Tank Battalion 30th Infantry "Old Hickory ...